2016 summer semester Flying Robot Project 13th Team CJuly 06, 2016

This week, we finished making electrical parts, strengthening the bond between body and the main wing, and adding color decoration to the wing. Finally, we completed the all processes of constructing our plane.
After the working of this week, we checked if our plane(called "WAVE") can takeoff or not. Trying to minimize the risk of an accident, we made WAVE takeoff and were able to confirm that it had enough potential to fly.
Although the construction of WAVE was successfully ended, we still have some concerns about this plane. The difficulty accompanied in carrying WAVE to the place of flying test is one of them. Another is pilot's skill of controlling the movement of WAVE needed in the test. Since WAVE is a really unique plane, we couldn't have enough amount of practice to fly WAVE. We don't know how WAVE flies...It's the most anxious problem.

Yuya Hamaguchi
Department of Arts and Science,
the University of Tokyo
電装の配置･翼胴結合部の強化･カラーリングを終え、ついに機体製作の全過程を終了した。細心の注意を払って離陸テストを行った結果、十分な揚力を確認でき離陸･飛行の可能性が認められた。
無事に製作を終えられたものの、何点か課題は残っている。
ひとつは飛行試験場まで"WAVE"という我々の機体を安全に運べるのか--WAVEは全長1m強･全幅1.5mもあるのだ--ということだ。
もうひとつは、全翼かつキャンバーが効いた実に唯一無二の設計である無尾翼機WAVEの飛行試験に要求される操縦士の技術力である。類似した機体データなどはなく、十分な訓練なしに飛行させなければならないのである。ましてや、我々はWAVEがどのように飛ぼうとするのか、それさえも知らないのである...